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Formal title:
Sarah Doyle Center for Women and Gender records
Extent:
7 Linear Feet
Date range:
1970-1992
Abstract:
This collection contains the records of the Sarah Doyle Center for Women and Gender at Brown University. Materials include staff logs; administrative and event files for student groups including the Greenlight Network, Third World Women's Affairs, the Women's Escort Service, and the Women's Political Task Force; subject files regarding abortion, LGBTQ sexual health, and South African Divestiture; student papers; and print material such as handbooks, journals, and newsletters. Materials date from 1970 to 1992.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF-1ZSA-1
Formal title:
Elizabeth Weed papers
Extent:
2.0 Linear feet
Date range:
1977-2003
Abstract:
The Elizabeth Weed papers were donated to the Pembroke Archives by Elizabeth Weed, a professor at Brown University and Director of the Pembroke Center from 2000-2010. The papers include essays, lectures, and articles from various professors and visiting academics, as well as student files and correspondence.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2016.009
Formal title:
Mary Jane Mikuriya papers
Date range:
1952-2017
Abstract:
This collection consists of the personal papers of Mary Jane Mikuriya, Asian-American Pembroke College alumna from the class of 1956. Papers document Mikuriya’s time at Pembroke and include clippings, room assignment correspondence and cards, commencement and Father Daughter Weekend programs, facebooks, scrapbook pages, her diploma, and contemporary reminiscences. The collection spans from 1952 – 2017 and is particularly compelling for users researching the experience of post World War II, Asian-American college students.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2017.021
Formal title:
Anna C. Renzi papers
Extent:
0.25 Linear feet
Date range:
1945-1997
Abstract:
This collection consists of the personal papers of Anna C. Renzi, Pembroke College alumna from the class of 1947. Renzi was the first woman to receive a Bachelor of Science with a concentration in Civil Engineering from Brown University. She went on to become chief of the District Highways and Traffic Department’s programming division in Washington, DC. Papers document Renzi’s time at Pembroke and her subsequent career. Materials include Junior Promenade, May Day, and commencement programs; photos of senior prom, senior sing, and parties hosted by Renzi’s coworkers; and clippings regarding Renzi’s graduation and career. The collection spans from 1945-1997.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.2018.013
Formal title:
Ruth B. Ekstrom papers
Extent:
.5 Linear Feet
Date range:
1924-1988
Abstract:
This collection consists of the papers of Ruth B. Ekstrom, education testing researcher and early woman member of the Brown Corporation. The collection documents Ekstrom's student life, career, and participation in establishing the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women at Brown University. Materials include correspondence, clippings, Pembroke College ephemera, subject files, and published works by Ekstrom, dating from 1924-1988. The collection is arranged alphabetically by record type into 1 series.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2019.004
Formal title:
Beverly Moss Spatt papers
Extent:
0.25 Linear feet
Date range:
1944-2015
Abstract:
This collection consists of the personal papers of Beverly Moss Spatt, Pembroke College alumna from the class of 1955. Papers document Spatt’s work as a city planner in New York City and her involvement as a Pembroke alumna. Materials include books, reports, and essays by Spatt on city planning, as well as a book of sonnets from 1944 and the class of 1945’s 50th anniversary yearbook. The collection spans from 1944-2015.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2018.011
Formal title:
Laura Hersh Salganik papers
Extent:
0.25 linear feet
Date range:
1966, 2023
Abstract:
This collection contains one "Big Sister" letter and one "Junior Counselor" letter to Laura Hersh Salganik in 1966 prior to her arrival at Brown University. Also included are Salganik's 2023 reflections on the letters. Salganik graduated from Brown in 1970 with a degree in psychology.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF.1ZP.2022.001
Formal title:
Gloria Winston papers
Extent:
.25 linear feet
Date range:
1973–2018
Abstract:
This collection includes a Pembroke College in Brown University class of 1948 25th reunion booklet, 70th reunion photos and handwritten memories from classmates, and photos of Thelma Zen. Materials date from 1973 to 2018 and were donated by Gloria Winston, President of the class of 1948.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF.1ZP.2022.002
Formal title:
Christine Dunlap Farnham Archive records
Extent:
2.25 Linear feet
Date range:
circa 1973-1993
Abstract:
The Christine Dunlap Farnham Archive contains office files arranged by topic and correspondence, which is arranged alphabetically. The topical files include materials related to women's history sources, oral histories, various women's organizations and conferences, newsletters and reports. The files are dated from circa 1973 to 1993.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF.1X.22
Formal title:
Women of Brown United collection
Extent:
0.25 linear feet
Date range:
1972
Abstract:
This collection contains evidence of the work and interests of Women of Brown United, a women's liberation group founded at Brown University, Providence, RI, in September 1970. WBU advocated for equal representation of women in faculty positions, laid the groundwork for a women's studies concentration and a women's center, and called for the addition of medical practitioners dedicated to women's reproductive healthcare on campus, among many other successful efforts. Women of Brown United endured as a Brown organization until the early 1990s. Materials date from 1972 and include a clipping, a journal, and writings by organization members.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF.1Q.2024.001

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